Saturday, November 23, 2024
11/23/2024
The Judiciary of Guam submits this FY 2020 SAMHSA Adult Drug Court Enhancement Project for enhancement of an Adult Treatment Drug Court (ADC). The goal is to reduce substance abuse and criminal activities related to substance use among judicially involved clients. The implementation approach involves the expansion of participant slots in the ADC and enhancements to address emerging substance use trends and needs of the clients in the program. The population of focus is current ADC participants and probationers adjudicated with drug charges pending admission upon availability of program slots. Pretrial detainees with primary charges of drug offenses will also be considered for the program after case adjudication or deferred plea. ADC is a judicially-supervised program that allows eligible defendants the opportunity to engage in treatment while on probationary status. The primary treatment program is the Matrix Model, a curriculum proven as effective with stimulant-based addictions like methamphetamines, the current drug of choice for a majority of probationers. In 2019, ADC’s current capacity of 20 participants annually was exceeded, resulting in a 180% intake rate. The rise in intake and increased referrals to ADC equate to the need for expanding ADC slots to serve the population in most need. The project proposes to serve 20 current and 20 new participants by the end of Year 1; adding 40 new participants each year thereafter, for an unduplicated total of 200 participants served by the end of the project period (Objective 1). This enhancement project seeks to address emerging substance use trends and needs of the target population through the addition of opioid-focused treatment, addressing co-occurring disorders, and increasing access to residential treatment services. By the end of the fourth month and throughout the project, enhancements to the ADC treatment services will include the implementation of Helping Men Recover, Moral Reconation Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Interventions programs and residential treatment services (Objective 2). ADC recognizes the need to enhance the capacity of treatment providers to address the rise of opioid use and addiction on Guam. As a proactive measure to prevent an opioid crisis, the project proposes to expand ADC services by implementing at least one substance use treatment focused on opioid use and/or co-occurring disorders (Objective 3). Guam’s ADC addresses the National Association of Drug Court Professionals 10 Key Components of Drug Courts. The project proposes that by the end of the fourth month and throughout the life of the project, ADC will procure the resources and supplies needed to ensure fidelity to the drug court model (Objective 4). The proposed project will enable additional participants to benefit from immediate access to evidence-based services, treatment planning, and increased monitoring that is responsive to their treatment needs while program enhancements will address current program gaps and assist less advantaged participants with barriers to treatment such as the need for additional support.
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